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Is it possible to stop the progression of myopia?

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The high incidence of this visual defect among today's young people as a result of the use of screens has driven research in this direction

Myopia advances because, basically, our eyes are not prepared for the visual needs that we currently require in near vision. The most recent studies lead us to think that the use of mobile phones and tablets from a very young age, as well as the increase in academic demand at an early age, could cause an increase in myopia

There are two other measures to highlight to help slow the progression of myopia:

First, orthokeratology (Ortho-K). "It consists of wearing rigid gas-permeable contact lenses at night. A double effect is pursued: on the one hand, its technology induces a corneal molding during sleep that makes, when the patient removes the lens when they get up, they can see Either without glasses or contact lenses for at least the next 12-15 hours (depending on the previous prescription). On the other hand, you can make myopia progress between 40% and 50% less than if you use glasses or conventional lenses ". In other words, if the expectation in a specific case was that myopia increased by around one diopter per year, it could be achieved that it only increased 0.50 diopters in the same period.

Another option is peripheral blur soft contact lenses. “There are already several published studies that affirm that, using this type of lens, the progression of myopia was 59% less than in the control group that did not use them. Also, these contact lenses are approved by the American Drug Agency (FDA) for use in controlling the progression of myopia ”. To achieve this effect, these lenses must be worn daily for at least 10 hours.

 

Source: elconfidencial

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